Virtual Key Assessment FORM

Name: Are you an Early Childhood Education major? • YES • NO Key Assessment Form – Reflecting on Developmental Changes and Influences Please type your answers to each step of the work in this form. Before You Begin Read this assignment completely, including the evaluation rubric. If you have questions about this assignment and/or how it will be graded, reach out to your instructor for clarification. Step One: Review the observations you completed. Summarize what you noticed and summarized in the 2 previous observations (in 1-2 paragraphs each). Use your observation forms to inform this work and watch the videos again as needed. Observation 1-2 Paragraph Summary Virtual Infant/Toddler Observation Virtual Middle Childhood Observation Step Two: Reflect on the changes and differences you noticed between the different age groups for each of the developmental areas/domains. (Standard 1a) As children mature, their development changes. Summarize what you noticed about these changes below. Be sure to fully address each domain looking at the description for what each domain includes. Please address all two age groups with at least two developmental changes/differences you noticed for each domain. Developmental Domain/Area Summary of Changes Noticed (addressing the two age groups with descriptions of at least two developmental changes/differences)

Physical Development – How did the way children use and move their bodies change? Cognitive and Language Development – How did the way they think and communicate change? Social and Emotional Development – How did their emotional expression and self- regulation change? Step Three: Analyze the multiple influences on development, both positive and negative, including (Standard 1b) Interactions, experiences, and the environment can influence the progression of developmental milestones. For each category of possible influences, pick a specific milestone that you observed on any of the checklists

(not a NAEYC Standard) observations with specific details and examples. but with minimal details and examples examples. Step Two: Summarizing Development in all Domains (Standard 1a) All three domain summaries of the developmental changes accurately address age groups and provide at least two specific changes that are thoroughly explained. All three domain summaries of developmental changes accurately addresses age groups and provide two general changes that could be more thoroughly addressed. All three domains of developmental changes are addressed and one change was accurately described and second change was incomplete, missing, or inaccurate. Summaries are incomplete or more than minor inaccuracies. Missing Step Three: Analyzing Influences on Development (Standard 1b) Each category of influence has accurate milestone and checklist age provided. The possible influence clearly relates to the milestone chosen and is accurate and well elaborated. Balance of positive and negative influences are provided. Each category of influence has accurate milestone and checklist age provided. The possible influence relates to the milestone chosen but could have been more fully elaborated. Both positive and negative influences are provided. Each category has milestone and checklist age provide and possible influence may have minor inaccuracies. Or many influences are stated too generally (not well elaborated). Some positive and negative influences are provided. Incomplete, many inaccuracies, and/or only identified positive or negative influences. Missing Step Four: Evaluate and Reflect (not a NAEYC Standard) Completed rubric and provide self-feedback based on scores that addresses strengths and areas for growth Completed rubric and provides general feedback to self (doesn’t address strengths and areas for growth) Completed rubric, but missing feedback Missing ratings for some criteria and feedback Missing Formatting, Spelling, & Grammar (not a NAEYC Standard) Typed responses into the correct parts of the form. Used complete sentences with no noticeable spelling and grammar errors. Typed responses into the correct part of the form. Used complete sentences with some minor (less than 3) spelling and grammar errors Input the information into the form correctly. Some incomplete sentences and some noticeable spelling and grammar errors (3 or more), but content is still clear. Did not use the form. Incomplete sentences used throughout. Spelling and grammar errors cause issues with clarity. Missing Reflection: How did this assignment go for you? Use how you scored yourself in the rubric and be sure to answer all of the questions to completely address each prompt in the boxes below.

My strengths in this assignment (What was easy for you? What made the most sense to you?) Areas I would like to grow in related to this assignment (What was more challenging? If you were to do the assignment over what would you want to get better at?)